Accountant, Lightship
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Decentralized clinical trials
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Decentralized clinical trials
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To redefine clinical trials, providing hope for all.
Role
Who you are
- A successful candidate will possess a willingness and desire to work independently without significant supervision
- Thorough knowledge of US GAAP standards
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of organization, verbally and in writing, with confidence and clarity
- Ability to drive results in order to meet or exceed important deadlines
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or requisite combination of education, training, and experience
- 2+ years of full cycle / general ledger accounting experience
- Experience with life sciences, pharmaceutical or clinical life sciences, preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience with NetSuite, preferred
- Knowledge of Accounts payable and bank payment entries required
- International accounting or foreign currency experience would be a plus
What the job involves
- Preparing and booking general ledger entries to ensure a timely and accurate monthly close
- Preparing monthly account reconciliations of general ledger balance sheet accounts, department spend review, identifying/resolving discrepancies and reporting financial misstatements
- Assisting with Accounts Payable/Receivable or other projects and tasks as needed
- Answering accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
- Assisting with preparing consolidated financial statements
Our take
Clinical trials have historically been limited by factors like attendance and testing times. Turnaround can be slow, overheads can get costly, and those who don’t have the ability or time to meet appointments go unrepresented in medical developments. Lightship is hoping to redefine clinical trials with its end-to-end collaborative solution that offers at-home participation, making trials more accessible, and their results more representative.
With FDA regulations fairly recently updated to account for at-home trial participation, Lightship's arrival has been welcomed by the industry. The task of producing sound and accurate results outside of the lab is a tough one, so the company's efforts will certainly be valuable to this new clinical trial landscape.
The company is well-funded and has strategically partnered with eClinical platform Castor to accelerate its capabilities. With an increasing focus on making trial participants more diverse, and people now acclimatised to virtual engagement, its solution is promising and has the potential to yield vital clinical results.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2024
$135.6m
LATE VC
Oct 2021
$40m
LATE VC
Total funding: $195.6m
Company benefits
- Healthcare: Top healthcare for you and your family
- Paid time off: Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- Holidays: Paid holidays and bereavemenr
- Investing in you: 401(k) matching
- Work from home: A home office stipend
- Parental leave: Generous paid parental leave
- Disability: Short and long-term disability
- Life insurance: Life insurance and more!
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
Leadership
David MacMurchy
(CEO)David has been the CEO of Lightship since 2020. Prior to this, they were the Executive VP of Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa at PRA Health Sciences, a Partner, Consumer products, Retail and Life Science Leader and Head of Life Sciences at EY, and a Director of EMEA and VP at IMS Health.
Michael Shipton
(CCO)Previously the CCO of Profound Research and Science 37. They were also an Executive Management Leader at Life Sciens and Technology and also spent 4 years at Syneos Health in various VP roles.
Darcy Forman
(COO)Previously founded Centricity Clinical where they served as the Presiedent for 5 years. Prior to that, they spent over 4 years at Science 37 as a VP of Clinical Operations, Senand Chief Delivery Officer.
Alongside Lightship, they are the Founder and CEO of ExecRx and Executive Director at i-Cubed. They have also spent 16 years at Duke University, currently serving as a Distinguished Professor. Previously, they spent over 10 years at Duke Clinical Research Institute, in various roles including Head of Pediatrics.
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